Our clubs suffered the third consecutive loss in the Qatari-Emirati Super Cup by defeating Al-Sadd, champions of the Stars League, with an unanswered goal against Al-Wasl, champions of the Emirates League, in the Super Shield match that took place between them yesterday evening at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Al-Sadd. Jimenez scored Al-Wasl’s goal and the match in the 55th minute, and it was lost time. Red card for Hassan Al-Haydous, captain of Al-Sadd.
After the match, His Excellency Mr. Jassim bin Rashid Al-Buainain, President of the Qatar Football Association and Chairman of the Qatar Stars League Foundation, and Mr. Hani Taleb Ballan, CEO of the Foundation, crowned Al-Wasl with gold medals and the Super Shield, and Al-Sadd Club with silver medals. This is the third loss in a row after Al-Rayyan’s defeat against Shabab. Al-Ahly 1-3 in Doha in the Challenge Shield, and Qatar 1-5 against Al-Nasr in the Emirates. The first half was offensive and open, but the chances were few, the most dangerous of which was for Al Wasl, which almost had an early advantage had it not been for Al Sheeb’s ingenuity. On the other hand, Al Sadd had a few chances that were blocked by the goalkeeper. The performance increased in attack at the beginning of the second half, and dangerous opportunities appeared, and Al-Wasl succeeded in taking the lead with a goal from a missile fired by Jimenez. Al-Sadd rushed behind the attack after Al-Waslawi’s goal and put pressure on all of its players, and its coach made offensive changes, and Al-Zaeem took complete control of the match. Al Sadd increased their pressure and increased their attack as the end approached. They came close to the net and tied, but to no avail after the Al Wasl goalkeeper shone and saved two goals from Al Haydos’s header and Ahmed Suhail’s shot in the 76th and 94th minutes.
